In Response...

About In Response...

Joey T. McFadden writes and podcasts about the future of the arts, academia, journalism, free speech, and Western culture.

Publisher

joeytmcfadden

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2025

Latest episode

22 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2025

   Our Republic - #21 Michael Tomasky

   Joey interviews Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic, about Trump's impact on civil society, polarization, federal programs, and race, offering insights into contemporary political issues.

2. 

   19 Sept 2025

   The Soul of Civility: In Response to Rhetoric and Political Violence - #20 Alexandra Hudson

   Alexandra Hudson discusses the essence of civility and its relevance to rhetoric and political violence with Joey, highlighting the importance of respectful dialogue in polarized times in this interview.

3. 

   12 Mar 2025

   On Liberty - #19 Nick Gillespie

   Joey speaks with Nick Gillespie. We discuss our takes on the state of the arts, conservative art and entertainment, the Kennedy Center, the role of the audience in media, misinformation, political prejudices and polarization, our family backgrounds, understanding the New Right, reactionary Catholicism, anti-wokeness, the Trump administration and DOGE, government spending, and other topics. Nick can be found on X @nickgillespie, Substack @ Nick Gillespie, and at Reason.com Nick hosts the Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast and is an editor-at-large at Reason magazine. The star libertarian has been with Reason since 1993. He received his Ph.D. in English literature from SUNY Buffalo. He also holds an M.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing from Temple and a BA in English and Psychology from Rutgers. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, Slate, Salon, Time, The Daily Beast, Marketplace, Suck, and numerous other publications.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

46,557

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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